rks be quick, so shall
there no sickness come unto thee.

Sir 31:23
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him;
and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.

Sir 31:24
But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city
shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not
be doubted of.

Sir 31:25
Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed
many.

Sir 31:26
The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the
hearts of the proud by drunkeness.

Sir 31:27
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately:
what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made
to make men glad.

Sir 31:28
Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the
heart, and cheerfulness of the mind:

Sir 31:29
But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind,
with brawling and quarrelling.

Sir 31:30
Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it
diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.

Sir 31:31
Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in
his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him
with urging him [to drink.]

Sir 32:1
If thou be made the master [of a feast,] lift not thyself up,
but be among them as one of the rest; take diligent care for
them, and so sit down.

Sir 32:2
And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that
thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well
ordering of the feast.

Sir 32:3
Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but
with sound judgment; and hinder not musick.

Sir 32:4
Pour not out words where there is a musician, and shew not
forth wisdom out of time.

Sir 32:5
A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of
carbuncle set in gold.

Sir 32:6
As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the
melody of musick with pleasant wine.

Sir 32:7
Speak, young man, if there be need of thee: and yet scarcely
when thou art twice asked.

Sir 32:8
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be
as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

Sir 32:9
If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them;
and when ancient men are in place, use not many words.

Sir 32:10
Before the thunder goeth lightning; and before a shamefaced
man shall go favour.

Sir 32:11
Rise up betimes, and be not the last; but get thee home
without delay.

Sir 32:12
There